Mr. Djukanovic graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Podgorica – University of Montenegro. In 1998, he was elected President of the Democratic Party of Socialists.

On February 15th 1991, Mr. Djukanovic was elected Prime Minister for the first time, on his 29th birthday, hence becoming the youngest Prime Minister in Europe. He performed the role of Prime Minister for seven terms: February 1991-March 1993; March 1993-November 1996; November 1996-February 1998; January 2003-November 2006; February 2008-June 2009; June 2009-December 2010; December 2012 – November 2016.

In 1998, Mr. Djukanovic became the President of Republic (of Montenegro), having won in direct elections on October 19th 1997. He remained in office until November 25th 2002.

Mr. Djukanovic was the leader of the Block for Independent Montenegro. Under his leadership, in a referendum held on May 21st 2006, citizens of Montenegro made a historic decision of the restoration of Montenegrin independence.

He was a member of the Parliament of Montenegro for several terms.

After the referendum, on his own initiative, he withdrew from state functions three times, – from 2006 to 2008 and from 2010 to 2012, as well as after parliamentary elections held in October 2016, until his re-election as President of Montenegro on April 15th 2018.